Art Basel
Art Basel
Interview with Gabriel Orozco: “I am not into artists pretending to be heroes”
The Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco on his work, retrospectives and opening this year’s talks programme
An analysis of the mission statements of leading US art museums exposes collective search for purpose
The words chosen by directors reflect a desire to quash ambiguity and carve out their space in the contemporary art landscape
Are too many museums relying on too few architects?
Famous name or talented newcomer—how art museum architects are chosen today
Dealers have nothing to fear as crisis fails to impede sales at Art Basel 2011
The most expensive pieces may have been slow to sell, but otherwise it was as if the downturn never happened
Interview with Richard Serra: It is the contradictions, not the similarities, that make the Beyeler Foundation show interesting
Discussing the differences between Serra and Brancusi
Budi Tek plans “serious” space in Shanghai to join his collection of private museums
The collector builds bridges with Tate and MoMA, and buys work by Kiefer, Cattelan and Hatoum
Collectors reveal appetite for the challenging rather than the expensive: Art Basel 2011
Art Basel '11 fair report
Beth Katleman re-conceives of the manufactured in carefully crafted ornaments at Art Basel 2011
Their outward naïveté conceal a network of historical influences
Ron Mueck makes fair debut at Art Basel 2011
His sculptures have previously been available to view exclusively in public collections
All’s fair in art market war: Competition heats up as Art Basel and Frieze expand
Smaller art fairs such as the Armory Show and Art Stage Singapore are feeling the strain
How the Art Basel brand was built
Tracing the Swiss fair's ascent from discreet elite beginnings in the 1970s to its current prestige as the international art world's hot ticket
Claudia Waldner causes a stir with ball at Art Basel 2011
The artist held nothing back as calamity was narrowly avoided
This year's Art Basel prepares to surpass last year with adjustments to layout
Art Parcours heads indoors to the city’s historic quarter, while the Messeplatz remains sculpture-free
Based in Berlin: the mini-biennial to fill in between Venice Biennale and Art Basel
This survey of 80 artists will prevent boredom from setting in as collectors are made to wait for the next superfair
Berlin gallery rejected from Art Basel calls for trade support
Following the Eigen+Art's exclusion from the fair selection, owner Gerd Harry Lybke protests with a request that his artists are not made available at any other stand
New York's lack of a standout art fair
New York is a city with the space and the traction to make introducing a fair of Art Basel's scale a lucrative prospect. So why are locals dragging their feet?
Art Basel 2010 sees raised confidence and strong sales, but less impulsivity from buyers
Art Basel '10 fair report
Still a 'Sensation': How much do the Young British Artists matter in 2010, as they enter middle age?
What is the critical and market sentiment around the artists who made headlines at the Royal Academy, in London, 13 years ago?
Singer Paloma Faith takes to the stage at Art Basel opening night
The art fair kicked off at Acqua with Faith's performance alongside friend and collaborator Josh Weller
Young collector Steve Rosenblum plans social space in Paris
The space will resemble a home and host dinners and educational events
Interview with Shirin Neshat: “For Iranian artists, being silent is like taking the side of the demon”
As her debut movie, “Women Without Men”, screens in Basel, the artist explains that cinema is closer to her people
Where are the women of Art Basel?
High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands
Lesser-known artists exhibited alongside the big names of Matisse, Picasso, and Miró at Basel
Blue-chip dealers have been using Basel as an opportunity to build the potential stars of the future
Dealers put safety first: Design Miami Basel 2010
There were still surprises in store
Collectors at Art Basel vie for works by established artists
Art Basel '10 fair report
Where are the women at Art Basel?
High priced male artists such as Warhol and Picasso dominate the stands
Art Basel's installation sector, Art Parcours, opens in city's medieval heart
Visitors' first impressions may have been hindered by the rainy conditions
The rise of 'curators' in commercial spaces blurs the lines of the art world, with galleries offering non-selling and historical shows that mimic a museum
“Here’s this unbelievable stage... why make it just about money?”
Basquiat: his market and his legacy
Beyeler exhibition aims to place the artist, who died at 27, high in the canon
Which artists were present at the Venice Biennale as well as Art Basel '10?
A second opportunity to buy